Bug 446682

Summary: Mouse selection is not real selection
Product: [Applications] dolphin Reporter: Chris Rizzitello <rizzitello>
Component: view-engine: generalAssignee: Dolphin Bug Assignee <dolphin-bugs-null>
Status: NEEDSINFO WAITINGFORINFO    
Severity: normal CC: aristsakas, dimitri.code, dolphin-bugs-null, jerome.4a4c+kde, nate
Priority: NOR Keywords: usability
Version First Reported In: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Arch Linux   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments: Example video

Description Chris Rizzitello 2021-12-08 14:16:17 UTC
Created attachment 144348 [details]
Example video

SUMMARY
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You can Have dolphin select a file with the mouse (with click to open) But the now highlighted item may not be where the real selection if you press up or down you may suddenly find your now selected several files away 
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STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open Dolphin
2. Setting is open with single click 
3. It can happen in both Icon and Detail Views. I find it easiest to test in detail mode.
4. Press and hold the mouse to enter the multi select mode so you can see a selection rectangle. Select a file about half way down the list. 
5. Press down or right

OBSERVED RESULT
The second file on the list will be highlighted 

EXPECTED RESULT
The file below the previously highlighted file should be selected.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: 
5.15.6-arch2-1 (64-bit)
KDE Plasma Version: 
5.23.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 
5.88.0
Qt Version: 
5.15.2
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Did a quick test in master and seen the same issue. I also tested this with the icon view and was able to trigger the bug. 

Attached Video Description.
We View a detail view of the current dolphin source with the "src" folder selected.
I then Select the file "DolphinVcsConfig.cmake.in" as described above (the highlight changes to the file) 
I press Down  now the "LICENSES" dir is highlighted.
I then Select the file "COPYING" with the mouse and press the context menu button on my keyboard (we can see its the right menu and location)  I close the menu w/ esc on my keyboard.
I press up and the "src" dir is selected once again .
Comment 1 aristsakas 2026-01-20 10:56:35 UTC
*** Bug 487392 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 2 aristsakas 2026-01-20 10:56:50 UTC
*** Bug 508609 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 3 aristsakas 2026-01-21 22:56:19 UTC
Thank you for the bug report. Unfortunately we were not able to get to it yet. Can we ask you to please check if this is still an issue with Dolphin 25.12.0.
Comment 4 Bug Janitor Service 2026-02-05 03:56:08 UTC
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